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Skellig Michael renovation work

Skellig Michael delayed boat permits row to be decided this week

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

A High Court judge has given "top priority" for a case involving the granting of boat permits to ferry people to Skellig Michael

Giant’s Causeway being damaged by tourists leaving coins

Giant’s Causeway being damaged by tourists leaving coins

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Tourists have been wedging coins into cracks in the iconic basalt rock columns of the Giant’s Causeway.

Historic war rooms and castles among sites set to open for heritage event

Historic war rooms and castles among sites set to open for heritage event

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

Some 250 ‘hidden gems’ in Northern Ireland are set to open to the public as part of European Heritage Open Days.

Bid to list Co Antrim village as Unesco cultural world heritage site

Bid to list Co Antrim village as Unesco cultural world heritage site

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

The proposal to Unesco is part of a transnational bid involving three global sites.

Owner of Ireland’s smallest distillery hopes Unesco measure boosts tourism

Owner of Ireland’s smallest distillery hopes Unesco measure boosts tourism

Fri, 13 Jan, 2023

Killowen Distillery is located within the aspiring Mourne-Gullion-Strangford Global Geopark.

Valentia Island's transatlantic cable closer to becoming world heritage nominee

Valentia Island's transatlantic cable closer to becoming world heritage nominee

Thu, 21 Jul, 2022

The copper invention was one of three sites added to the Unesco Tentative List, the Government said on Thursday

Thinking outside the box and taking it to the boxing ring

Thinking outside the box and taking it to the boxing ring

Tue, 12 Sep, 2017

Mayfield man Tommy McCarthy is a fast-rising star on the boxing circuit.

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